Expert Interviews

Betsy Charles, DVM, MA, executive director of the Veterinary Leadership Institute, talks about why conferences like the 2017 Women's Veterinary Summit are important for the profession.

Tracy Dowdy, CVPM, managing director of MRG Consulting and founder of the Relationship Centered Practice Academy, describes the steps veterinary practices need to take to become relationship-centered.

Wherein CVC educator Dr. Betsy Charles takes on the question, "Why doesn't my boss understand that communication is important?"

Julie Shaw, RVT, VTS (Behavior), owner and director of Stepping Stone Animal Training, LLC. In Lafayette, Indiana, lists who needs to be included on a full-service mental health care team for pets.

Staci Alonso, founder of Noah’s Animal House, explains how her animal house in Las Vegas, Nevada cares for pets all over the country.

Matt Brunke, DVM, CCRP, CVPP, CVA, staff veterinarian at Veterinary Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Group, talks about the emerging field of veterinary laser therapy.

Mike Dicks, PhD, director of veterinary economics for the American Veterinary Medical Association, explains why veterinary practices should not only focus on profitability.

Kat Albrecht, founder of Missing Pet Partnership, explains how missing animal training is not specific to just animal shelter workers.

Tony Pease, DVM, MS, DACVR, chief veterinary medical officer of Western Veterinary Conference, talks about how the WVC is working to make continuing education courses available and affordable for new graduates.

Marie Holowaychuk, DVM, DACVECC, critical care specialist and veterinary wellness advocate for Critical Care Vet Consulting, talks about meditation and mindfulness in the veterinary profession.

Kris Bannon, DVM, FAVD, DAVDC, veterinary dentist at Veterinary Dentistry & Oral Surgery of New Mexico, LLC., explains some of the most common myths associated with small animal veterinary dentistry.

Bryan Torres, DVM, assistant professor of small animal orthopedic surgery and director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory at the University of Missouri, talks about how the veterinary profession is getting better at recognizing and treating patients with canine osteoarthritis.

Tracy Dowdy, CVPM, managing director of MRG Consulting and founder of the Relationship Centered Practice Academy, explains why the typical veterinary practice model is not efficient.

Oliver Knesl, BSc, BSc (Hons), MSc, BVSc, MRCVS, director of major accounts for veterinary professional services in the US Companion Animal Division for Zoetis, explains what rights the owners of emotional support animals have.

6 ways veterinarians can help keep these special patients fined-tuned and happy.

Your extended contact with pet owners means extra opportunities for spreading awareness about pain, says Dr. Michael Petty.

Chad Johannes, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM, Oncology), assistant professor of veterinary clinical sciences at Iowa State University, talks about how the One Health approach is becoming increasingly embraced by pharmaceutical companies.

Elizabeth B. Strand, PhD, LCSW, director of veterinary social work at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine College of Social Work, describes what the healthy mind platter is.

Staci Alonso, founder of Noah’s Animal House, explains the reason why women's shelters do not allow residents to bring pets.

Mark Epstein, DVM, DABVP (Canine/Feline), CVPP, medical director of TotalBond Veterinary Hospitals and Carolinas Animal Pain Management in Gastonia, North Carolina, explains a few things veterinarians need to accept when it comes to pain management.

Wendy Hauser, DVM, assistant vice president of veterinary relations for Crum + Forster Pet Insurance Group, explains how to choose leaders in your veterinary practice.

You're not alone in wondering. CVC educator Dr. Dave Nicol takes on imposter syndrome.

Body language lets you get an early indicator of where the dog is, emotionally, says behaviorist Dr. John Ciribassi.

David Little, CEO of Western Veterinary Conference, believes the landscape of veterinary CE is changing to become more hands-on.

Audra Farrell, Community Cares supervisor for the San Francisco SPCA, says trap-neuter-return programs vary across the country and even across states.

Behaviorist Dr. John Ciribassi says the backyard is no babysitter. Help your veterinary clients see that their dogs need emotional enrichment, not just space to run.

Tracy Dowdy, CVPM, managing director of MRG Consulting and founder of the Relationship Centered Practice Academy, explains what a relationship-centered practice is.

Cynthia Karsten, DVM, outreach veterinarian at the University of California, Davis, and Ann Enright, BVMS, MRCVS, shelter veterinarian at the Cat Protection Society of Victoria in Australia, express that it's not inevitable for animal shelters to experience feline URI.